Horn Keg
Horn Keg
$450.00
Horn cask capped with turned wooden cap & base, spout, and stopper. Bass loops, metal hardware.
Extensive scrimshaw-
side: the words JOHN FRASER HIS OWN POWDER BOTTLE followed by a depiction of a sea serpent and the words Ophidion Pliny
side: set within a frame, the words This Serpentine keg Made at Fraser’s Works At Turtle Creek <fecit>
side: a map, FORKS of the OHIO with a depiction of the Ohio river and listing the following, from top: The Logstown, Coal Hull, Shanapins, Turtle Creek, M. Fraser’s Works, Queen Aliquippa
Various detailing throughout, borders circumventing top & bottom of horn keg.
4 x 4 x 9 in
